Hi Dario, i've come along to purchase a house 1 and a half yr back which is under a master title.

I've using the same lawyer with the owner coz i thought that it will speed up the circulations. I've applied loan with Citibank, everythings is fine, loan agreements signed and even the S&P i've already signed too. Eearnest money, S&P lawyer fees, stamp duty all paid.

Until the time when i wait for the bank for disbursement, something stuck there. The bank hold it because the developer has gone bankrupt and the quit rent is not clear yet.
I've even tried to bring my case to apply for other banks loan, none can go through. So, at last i gave up.

My question,
1) At first, I did not ask for lawyer fees refund because i've seen my lawyer helping me to call the liquidator deal with them and so on.
But after done some research from the internet, i found out that the quit rent receipt suppose to check by the lawyer in the very very 1st stage.

In fact I did not ask them to refund because i'm afraid i'll displease him.
But actually should they refund me the lawyer fees? Perhaps partially?

2) After some times, i remember that i've also paid for the stamp duty so i called up my lawyer to ask them on helping me to get the refund because i have no idea how to do that. So today, i've get the answer through phone that the lawyer told me that the LHDN said the stamp duty is not refundable because it already passed more than 1 yr and will mail me the letter reply by LHDN.

I've got very frustrated in this case, isn't that my lawyer should help me to get the refund when the S&P is aborted and not until i called them up to remind them? In this case, should the lawyer bare the responsible?

Please kindly advise.
Thank you.

Dear Dario,

Thank you so much for your precious advises.
I'll try to talk to the lawyer and update here later.

Hi Dario,

The lawyer had post to me this letter to prove the reject letter of lhdn.

I felt very disappoint with the negligent service by the lawyer..
And i wish i could get back my money.
Is there anything else i can do?


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